More detail on this person: Barry Fontaine Post, 69 Barry Fontaine Post Longview News-Journal (TX) - Wednesday, January 30, 2013 LONGVIEW - Barry Fontaine Post, 69, of Longview, passed away January 26, 2013, at Good Shepherd Hospital. He was born November 22, 1943, in Tyler, Texas, to John T. Post and Beulah Powell Post. The family moved to Houston in 1950, and he graduated from Longview High School in 1962. Barry then attended and graduated from TCU in Fort Worth, Texas, in 1966. It was during his freshman year at TCU when Barry enlisted into the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves. Then in 1967, he went on active duty in the Marine Corps, where he completed OCS in Quantico, Va., and served in the Republic of Vietnam from 1969-70. In 1971, Barry was forced into retirement from the U.S. Marine Corps due to a combat related illness. He returned to Longview and was associated with the Gulf Oil Distributorship. Barry is survived by his sister, Helen Hays of Dallas; his brother, John Tim Post of Grand Saline, Texas; several nieces and nephews; stepdaughters, Tiffany Preiss of Las Vegas and Christy Cobb of Houston; his longtime friend and companion, Rebecca Bryant; and his dog, Scamper. Friends are welcome to gather with the family from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, January 31, 2013, at Rader Funeral Home in Longview.
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